Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the Lancashire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Insurance over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.020 %
As % of the category below1.695 %8.889 %
Daily rates quoted213
Average minimum daily rate£300£325
Average daily rate£319£325
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£393
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£16.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.29£21.94
% change on same period last year-7.49 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads118180
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.225 %
Daily rates quoted2252
Average minimum daily rate£321£325
Average daily rate£344£335
% change on same period last year+2.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£382
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
Hourly rates quoted3326
Average minimum hourly rate£23.74£23.98
Average hourly rate£24.25£26.27
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.76£28.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.80£26.54
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Insurance North WestInsurance
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Insurance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Insurance across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Lancashire Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Insurance across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Lancashire Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Insurance across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Lytham St AnnesNo change02£319+0.79 %
Insurance North WestInsurance
North West

Insurance
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Insurance also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Insurance.

14 (44.44 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
22 (22.22 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)Matrix Management
31 (11.11 %)Use Case
31 (11.11 %)INSURE/90
31 (11.11 %)Performance Management
31 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (11.11 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)CA Clarity
31 (11.11 %)Computer Science
31 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
31 (11.11 %)MySQL
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server
31 (11.11 %)OLAP
31 (11.11 %)MS Project
31 (11.11 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (11.11 %)ITIL
31 (11.11 %)Windows
31 (11.11 %)MS Access
31 (11.11 %)MS Visio
31 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
31 (11.11 %)Actuate
31 (11.11 %)CA
31 (11.11 %)Project Management
31 (11.11 %)Service Management
31 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Insurance also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Project
11 (11.11 %)MS Visio
11 (11.11 %)CA Clarity
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)INSURE/90
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)MySQL
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)OLAP
11 (11.11 %)MS Access
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Finance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Programme Manager
13 (33.33 %)Developer
22 (22.22 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Business Developer
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Data Analyst
31 (11.11 %)SQL Developer
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server Developer
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Manager
31 (11.11 %)Insurance Business Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence Developer
31 (11.11 %)Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
12 (22.22 %)Matrix Management
21 (11.11 %)Use Case
21 (11.11 %)Performance Management
21 (11.11 %)ITIL
21 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
21 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (11.11 %)Service Management
21 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)SQL
21 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Actuate
11 (11.11 %)CA